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Comparing Parnaoid Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder
In comparing delusional disorder and paranoid schizophrenia I noticed that paranoid schizophrenia is actually a step or two further than delusional disorder, even though these two disorders are not related. The delusions in delusional disorder are not out of the … Continue reading
Comorbidity: Substance Abuse Disorders (SUDs)
Comorbid, or comorbidity, is literally defined as “recurring together.” (Shiel, Jr. & Stoppler, 2008, p. 94) For our purposes, comorbidity will refer to cases where two or more psychiatric conditions coexist, and where one of the conditions is a substance … Continue reading
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Tagged ADHD, affective flattening, alcoholic, alcoholism, amphetamine, amphnetamine abuse, antisocial personality disorder, anxiolytics, Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, borderline personality, borderline personality disorder, caffeine, cannabis, cocaine, Comorbid, comorbidity, Conduct Disorder, death, Depression, eating disorder, gateway drug, hallucinogens, hypnotics, incarceration, inhalant, marijuana, nicotine, opiate, personality disorder, phencyclidine, quality of life, Schizophrenia, sedative, social anxiety disorder, Substance Abuse, substance abuse disorders, substance use, suicide, unemployment, victimization, violence
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Substance Abuse Grab-bag
On the subject of terminology, I thought it was rather odd that NHW made the statement that “the phrases ‘chemical dependency, addiction, and habit’ are still in use but less so than ‘substance abuse, use, or misuse;’” and then later … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, Adolescents, affective flattening, alcoholic, alcoholism, chemical dependency, Cognitive Therapy, Depression, disease model, dual diagnosis, eating disorder, gateway drug, habit, harm reduction, outpatient treatment, peer pressure, personality disorder, problem behavior theory, risk reduction, Substance Abuse, substance abuse disorders, substance use, suicide
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